Calculations of Di-Hadron Production via Two-Photon Processes in Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions

Fuente: arXiv
Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wang, Luobing, Li, Xinbai, Tang, Zebo, Wu, Xin, Zha, Wangmei
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
Subjects:
Online Access:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1866911466300375040
author Wang, Luobing
Li, Xinbai
Tang, Zebo
Wu, Xin
Zha, Wangmei
author_facet Wang, Luobing
Li, Xinbai
Tang, Zebo
Wu, Xin
Zha, Wangmei
contents Two-photon processes in relativistic heavy-ion collisions have emerged as a critical probe of quantum electrodynamics in ultra-intense electromagnetic fields, with recent focus extending beyond dileptons to hadronic final states. At present, quantitative studies of di-hadron production via two-photon interactions remain scarce. In this work, we employ the Equivalent Photon Approximation and the two-photon fusion measurements from \(e^{+}e^{-}\) collisions to obtain differential cross-section predictions for \(π^{+}π^{-}\), \(K^{+}K^{-}\), and \(p\bar{p}\) pairs produced in ultra-peripheral \(\mathrm{Au{+}Au}\) collisions at \(\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 200\,\text{GeV}\) within the STAR acceptance, as well as in \(\mathrm{Pb{+}Pb}\) collisions at \(\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 5.36\,\text{TeV}\) within typical LHC acceptance. The calculations deliver the unified baseline for light-meson and baryon pairs in this environment, supplying benchmarks for upcoming STAR and LHC measurements and guiding future systematic investigations of hadronic two-photon processes at RHIC and LHC facilities.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2505_00996
institution arXiv
publishDate 2025
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Calculations of Di-Hadron Production via Two-Photon Processes in Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions
Wang, Luobing
Li, Xinbai
Tang, Zebo
Wu, Xin
Zha, Wangmei
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Two-photon processes in relativistic heavy-ion collisions have emerged as a critical probe of quantum electrodynamics in ultra-intense electromagnetic fields, with recent focus extending beyond dileptons to hadronic final states. At present, quantitative studies of di-hadron production via two-photon interactions remain scarce. In this work, we employ the Equivalent Photon Approximation and the two-photon fusion measurements from \(e^{+}e^{-}\) collisions to obtain differential cross-section predictions for \(π^{+}π^{-}\), \(K^{+}K^{-}\), and \(p\bar{p}\) pairs produced in ultra-peripheral \(\mathrm{Au{+}Au}\) collisions at \(\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 200\,\text{GeV}\) within the STAR acceptance, as well as in \(\mathrm{Pb{+}Pb}\) collisions at \(\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 5.36\,\text{TeV}\) within typical LHC acceptance. The calculations deliver the unified baseline for light-meson and baryon pairs in this environment, supplying benchmarks for upcoming STAR and LHC measurements and guiding future systematic investigations of hadronic two-photon processes at RHIC and LHC facilities.
title Calculations of Di-Hadron Production via Two-Photon Processes in Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.00996